Open AccessQuantitative evaluation of anti-resorptive agent-related osteonecrosis of the jaw using bone single photon emission computed tomography in clinical settings: relationship between clinical stage and imaging
Author(s) -
Taro Okui,
Yoshikazu Kobayashi,
Masakazu Tsujimoto,
Koji Satoh,
Hiroshi Toyama,
Koichiro Matsuo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1864-6433
pISSN - 0914-7187
DOI - 10.1007/s12149-020-01485-4
Subject(s) - medicine , nuclear medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , single photon emission computed tomography , positron emission tomography , radiology , population , lesion , emission computed tomography , pathology , paleontology , environmental health , biology
This study aimed to use quantitative values, calculated from bone single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging, to estimate the reliability of progression evaluation for anti-resorptive agent-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (ARONJ).